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Recent Examples of docent
Point Lobos alone has more than 200 docents, all of whom go through a months-long training course and commit to a minimum of six hours of service per month.
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Sally Merrell, a docent at Forest Home, often pointed out during visitor tours that some of the hills could be ancient Indigenous mounds.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
Holidays in History tour: On Saturdays in December (with the exception of Dec. 14), docents will lead a tour through the museum, exploring how European immigrants brought their holiday traditions to Milwaukee.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
You’ll be guided by BLF docents who will share the lagoon’s history and talk about the species that live there as well as the plant communities of the lagoon environments.
—Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Sally Merrell, a docent at Forest Home, often pointed out during visitor tours that some of the hills could be ancient Indigenous mounds.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
Holidays in History tour: On Saturdays in December (with the exception of Dec. 14), docents will lead a tour through the museum, exploring how European immigrants brought their holiday traditions to Milwaukee.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
You’ll be guided by BLF docents who will share the lagoon’s history and talk about the species that live there as well as the plant communities of the lagoon environments.
—Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for docent
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However, Joseph Balagtas, a professor of agriculture economics at Purdue University, says prices could start to ease within days.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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Part of that comes from his skill in collecting money from the government, according to Jeb Barnes, a professor of political science for the University of Southern California.—
Alena Botros,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Search and recovery diving instructor Juan Heredia, founder of the nonprofit Angels Recovery Dive Team, found Dane after a two-hour dive in the frigid waters of the Siletz River in Lincoln County, Ore., about three miles downstream from the boy’s home, per CNN.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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As even the instructors at Radford will readily admit, every driver is still a student.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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However, doctors at the hospital soon discovered that Sendler had rhabdomyolysis, a rare muscle injury that causes the muscles in a person’s body to break down.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Schwartz was a tall, handsome kid from New York, the son of a doctor.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The survey’s stark finding is that most educators feel inadequately trained.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Museum guides share the story of Riley's rise to prominence as an educator, property owner, and civic leader in the context of the Reconstruction era, a crucial period of American history following the end of the Civil War.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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At Indiana University, Fred worked for the dean of economics to earn his way through school.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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When she was named dean of the University of Tulsa’s business school in 2021, Taylor put her varied background to work launching entrepreneurship initiatives for Cherokee woman.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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In 1998, Anderson’s mother, Heather, a schoolteacher, was on a shopping trip in the town of Omagh and only narrowly avoided being caught up in a devastating explosion from a car bomb.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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White residents target a husband and wife on Christmas Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette V. Moore, both schoolteachers in Mims, Florida, founded Brevard County’s NAACP in 1934.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Mar. 2025
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The course is a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree and will prepare students to enter the industry as intimacy coordinators for film and visual media, intimacy directors for theater and live performance, and intimacy pedagogues for teaching in education and in the profession.—
Patrick Frater,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2023
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His main teacher was Leon Russianoff, a leading clarinet pedagogue of the latter half of the 20th century, after whom Mr. Drucker would name his son.—
Daniel J. Wakin,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2022
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“Docent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docent. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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